Might the Ducks meet up with a former Duck?

When the NCAA Tournament bracket is unveiled on March 17, the assumption is that, barring a late collapse, Oregon will be in the field.

Here's an intriguing possibility for the Ducks: do they meet up with a team that has a former Oregon player on the roster?

Missouri (19-7) certainly helped itself with a win over Florida. That roster includes Jabari Brown.

Wichita State, with Malcolm Armstead, currently leads the Missouri Valley and the Shockers are 23-5 overall.

Marquette, with Jamil Wilson, is also a first-place team in the Big East and is 19-6 overall.

Illinois-Chicago, including Josh Crittle, is only 15-11 and sixth in the Horizon League, so the Flames will have to win their league tournament to earn an NCAA bid.

Meanwhile, back to the Pac-12, and a couple of Wednesday games.

Arizona State can hardly afford a loss to Washington State (Pac-12 Network at 7 p.m.) in its bid for an NCAA at-large berth. It would be very damaging to Arizona's hopes of catching Oregon for the Pac-12 title if the Wildcats lost to Washington (ESPN2 at 8 p.m.)